Grade 8

• Asian Suminoe Oysters and the Chesapeake Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: Will Asian Suminoe oysters help or harm the natural processes of the Chesapeake Bay?
• Bald Eagles and the Chesapeake Bay Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: How can human activity affect populations within the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem?
• Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: What is an ecosystem and how do the individual parts of an ecosystem work together and against one another?
• Chesapeake Bay Geography Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: Describe the geography of the Chesapeake Bay.
• Food Chains in the Chesapeake Slam Dunk!(Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: How could fluctuations in the population of something as small as a water flea affect predators like raccoons and herons? How do changes in the food chain affect other organisms in the Chesapeake Bay?
• Revised! Hangin' in the Chesapeake ... Curriculum Alignment
  Essential Question: How does the interdependence of organisms in the Chesapeake Bay affect the natural processes of the Bay?
• How Humans Affect SAV Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: How do things you do in your everyday life affect SAV (Submerged Aquatic Vegetation) in the Chesapeake?
• Human Activity and Watersheds Slam Dunk!(Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: How does human activity in your neighborhood impact the water quality of the watershed in which you live?
• Nonnative Species and the Chesapeake Bay Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: Which nonnative species poses the greatest threat to the Chesapeake and why?
• Pollution and the Chesapeake Bay Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: How do pollutants affect organisms - like SAV - in the Chesapeake?
• SAV in the Chesapeake Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: What is SAV and why should I care?
• SAVing the SAV ... Curriculum Alignment
  Essential Question: How can human activity facilitate the growth of SAV in the Chesapeake Bay?

Grade 6

• Arranged Marriages in India Slam Dunk!(Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: How does the practice of arranged marriage meet human needs?
• Asian Indian Cultural Festival ... Curriculum Alignment
  Essential Question:How did various traditions originate and develop in India?
  How are these traditions important to Asian Indian culture?
• Celebrating Cultural Diversity in Our School ... Curriculum Alignment
  Essential Question: How does our school reflect the cultural diversity
  of our county, state, and country?
• Dynasties of China Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: What impact did the various dynasties have on the people of China?
• The Economy of China Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: How does the economy of China affect the Chinese society?
• The Economy of Japan Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: Under construction.
• The Food of India Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: Under construction.
• The Geography of China Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: How would you describe the geography of China?
• The Geography of Japan Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: How would you describe Japan's geography?
• The Holidays of India Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: How do traditional Indian holidays impact the culture as a whole?
• The Importance of Dance in India Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: What is the importance of dance in India?
• Latitude and Longitude DCMM Slam Dunk!(Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: How do navigators use longitude and latitude to locate specific locations around the world?
• Traditional Dress of India Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question:What are some traditional items worn by Indian men and women and what role do they play within the culture?
• The Tokugawa Period of Japan Slam Dunk!(Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: What is the Tokugawa Period and what influence did it have on the people of Japan?

Grade 7

• Ad Campaigns Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: What factors of an ad campaign impact consumer decisions?
• Africa: Opportunities Await! ... Curriculum Alignment
  Essential Question: What factors make a country a favorable place to develop an industry?
• African Quality of Life ...DCMM Slam Dunk
  Essential Question: Should the United States increase its official development assistance to the least developed countries in Sub-Saharan Africa?
• Comparative Advantage DCMM Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: Why does the United States import oil as opposed to using its own reserve?
• Comparing Economic Development of African Nations Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: Which information source yields more important information: photographs or charts?
• Economics DCMM Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: How do conditions such as literacy rate, life expectancy, infant mortality rate and the percentage of people below the poverty line impact a country’s standard of living?
• European Vacation: Wants and Needs ... Curriculum Alignment
  Essential Question: Which European country will satisfy the wants and needs of a family vacation?
• Fill 'er Up ... Curriculum Alignment DCMM
  Essential Question: How can the federal government help reduce our dependence on foreign oil?
• Gas Prices DCMM Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: Why does gas cost so much?
• Interdependence DCMM Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
  Essential Question: How can a country go from being interdependent to self-sufficient?